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Can regional anesthesia be safely used for lap band surgery?
12 doctors weighed in across 5 answers
Mostly general: Most bariatric surgeries need general anesthesia to ensure skeletal relaxation - required for surgical precision.
Answered 4/1/2018
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No, it can't: Lap band surgery requires general anesthesia, because the patient needs to be completely relaxed. It's necessary for the anesthesiologist to insert a breathing tube and control the patient's breathing with a ventilator. Regional anesthesia (spinal, epidural, or nerve block) would not be able to produce adequate relaxation for the surgery. The patient would not be comfortable either.
Answered 7/20/2012
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Tough: Most can not tolerate that. General is better.
Answered 7/8/2012
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No: Since the band is done laparoscopically you will need to go under general anesthesia.
Answered 5/4/2013
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No: This is not a procedure that is amenable to regional anesthesia.
Answered 4/24/2015
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